Please copy the following lists in your notebook, and find two examples of each stem. Then, use one of those examples in a sentence. Write a sentence for each stem. This assignment is due next class, and some of these stems (from list 6) will be in our game of Jeopardy next week. Alternative Assignments.
List 1 A, an (not, without)
Ab,abs,a (from, away) Able, ible (able, can do)
Ade (result of action)
Acer, acid, acri (bitter, sour sharp)
De (from, down)
Deca (ten) Di (two, twice)
Dia (through, between)
Dis,dif (apart, away, reverse) Cian (having a certain skill or art) Cule, ling (very small)
Cy (action, function) Dom (quality, realm, office)
Ee (one who receives the action)
Gam (marriage)
Gastr(o) (stomach)
Gen (birth, race, produce)
Geo (earth) Germ (vital part)
List 2
Acro (high)
Ambi,amb (both, around)
Age (act of state of collection of)
Al (relating to)
Acu (sharp)ag, agi, ig, act (do, move, go)
Dys (badly, ill)
Em, en (in, into)
Epi (upon)
Eu (well) Ex, e, ec, ef (out)
En (made of make)
Ence, ency (action, state of, quality)
Er, or (one who, that which)
Escent ( in the process of ) Ese (a native of, the language of )
Gest (carry, bear) Gloss, glot (tongue)
Glu, glo (lump, bond,glue)
Grad, gress (step, go)
Graph, gram (write, written)
List 3
Ante (before)
Anti, ant (against)
Be (on away)
Bene, bon (well)
Bi, bis, bin (both double, twice)
Ali, allo, alter (other) Extra, extro (beyond, outside)
For (away or off)
Fore (before in time)
Esis, osis (action, process, condition
Ess (female)
Et, ette (a small one, group)
Grat (pleasing)
Grav (heavy, weighty)
Greg (herd, group, crowd)
Helio (sun)
Hema, hemo (blood)
Here, hes (stick)
Hetero (different) Homo (same)
List 4 Aud, aus (hear, listen)
By (side, close, near)
Cata (down, against)
Cerebro (brain)
Algia (pain)
An, ian (native of, relating to)
Ance,ancy (action, process,state) Hemi, demi, semi (half)
Hex (six)
Homo (man)
Hum, human (earth, ground, man) Hydr, hydra, hydro (water) Hypn (sleep)
Ignis (fire) Ject (throw)
Join, junct (join) Juven (young)
Lau, lav, lot, lut (wash)
Leg (law)
Levi (light)
Liber, liver (free)
List 5
Circum, circ (around)
Co, con,col, com (together, with)
Coni (dust)
Contra, counter (against)
Ant (performing, agent)
Ary, ery, ory (relating to, quality, place where)
Ate (cause, make) Alt (high, deep) Am, amor (love, liking)
Hyper (over, above)
Hypo (under)
Il, ir, in, im (not)
In, il, im (into)
Liter (letters) Loc, loco (place)
Log, logo, ogue, ology (word, study, speech)
Loqu, locut (talk, speak)
Luc, lum, lus, lun (light) Magn (great)
Man (hand)
List 6 Anni, annu, enni (year) Anthrop (man) Anti (old) Arch (chief, first, rule)
Aster, astr (star)
Infra (beneath)
Inter (between)
Intra (within)
Intro (into, inward)
Mand (command)
Mania (madness)
Mar, mari, mer (sea, pool) Matri (mother)
Medi (half, middle, between, halfway)
mega (great, million)
mem (remember)
meter (measure) Micro (small)
Migra (wander)
Mit, miss (send)
List 7 Aud, aus (hear, listen)
Aug, auc (increase) Auto, aut (self) Belli (war) Bibl (book)
Mob, mot, mov (move)
Mon (warn, remind)
Mor, mort (mortal, death)
Morph (form)
Multi (many, much)
Nat, nasc (to be born, to spring fourth)
Neur (nerve)
Nom (law, order)
Nomen, nomin (name)
nov (new)
English 10 Vocabulary-
Please copy the following lists in your notebook, and find two examples of each stem. Then, use one of those examples in a sentence. Write a sentence for each stem. This assignment is due next class, and some of these stems (from list 6) will be in our game of Jeopardy next week. Alternative Assignments.List 1
A, an (not, without)
Ab,abs,a (from, away)
Able, ible (able, can do)
Ade (result of action)
Acer, acid, acri (bitter, sour sharp)
De (from, down)
Deca (ten)
Di (two, twice)
Dia (through, between)
Dis,dif (apart, away, reverse)
Cian (having a certain skill or art)
Cule, ling (very small)
Cy (action, function)
Dom (quality, realm, office)
Ee (one who receives the action)
Gam (marriage)
Gastr(o) (stomach)
Gen (birth, race, produce)
Geo (earth)
Germ (vital part)
List 2
Acro (high)
Ambi,amb (both, around)
Age (act of state of collection of)
Al (relating to)
Acu (sharp)ag, agi, ig, act (do, move, go)
Dys (badly, ill)
Em, en (in, into)
Epi (upon)
Eu (well)
Ex, e, ec, ef (out)
En (made of make)
Ence, ency (action, state of, quality)
Er, or (one who, that which)
Escent ( in the process of )
Ese (a native of, the language of )
Gest (carry, bear)
Gloss, glot (tongue)
Glu, glo (lump, bond,glue)
Grad, gress (step, go)
Graph, gram (write, written)
List 3
Ante (before)
Anti, ant (against)
Be (on away)
Bene, bon (well)
Bi, bis, bin (both double, twice)
Ali, allo, alter (other)
Extra, extro (beyond, outside)
For (away or off)
Fore (before in time)
Esis, osis (action, process, condition
Ess (female)
Et, ette (a small one, group)
Grat (pleasing)
Grav (heavy, weighty)
Greg (herd, group, crowd)
Helio (sun)
Hema, hemo (blood)
Here, hes (stick)
Hetero (different)
Homo (same)
List 4
Aud, aus (hear, listen)
By (side, close, near)
Cata (down, against)
Cerebro (brain)
Algia (pain)
An, ian (native of, relating to)
Ance,ancy (action, process,state)
Hemi, demi, semi (half)
Hex (six)
Homo (man)
Hum, human (earth, ground, man)
Hydr, hydra, hydro (water)
Hypn (sleep)
Ignis (fire)
Ject (throw)
Join, junct (join)
Juven (young)
Lau, lav, lot, lut (wash)
Leg (law)
Levi (light)
Liber, liver (free)
List 5
Circum, circ (around)
Co, con,col, com (together, with)
Coni (dust)
Contra, counter (against)
Ant (performing, agent)
Ary, ery, ory (relating to, quality, place where)
Ate (cause, make)
Alt (high, deep)
Am, amor (love, liking)
Hyper (over, above)
Hypo (under)
Il, ir, in, im (not)
In, il, im (into)
Liter (letters)
Loc, loco (place)
Log, logo, ogue, ology (word, study, speech)
Loqu, locut (talk, speak)
Luc, lum, lus, lun (light)
Magn (great)
Man (hand)
List 6
Anni, annu, enni (year)
Anthrop (man)
Anti (old)
Arch (chief, first, rule)
Aster, astr (star)
Infra (beneath)
Inter (between)
Intra (within)
Intro (into, inward)
Mand (command)
Mania (madness)
Mar, mari, mer (sea, pool)
Matri (mother)
Medi (half, middle, between, halfway)
mega (great, million)
mem (remember)
meter (measure)
Micro (small)
Migra (wander)
Mit, miss (send)
List 7
Aud, aus (hear, listen)
Aug, auc (increase)
Auto, aut (self)
Belli (war)
Bibl (book)
Mob, mot, mov (move)
Mon (warn, remind)
Mor, mort (mortal, death)
Morph (form)
Multi (many, much)
Nat, nasc (to be born, to spring fourth)
Neur (nerve)
Nom (law, order)
Nomen, nomin (name)
nov (new)
List 8
Bio (life)
Brev (short)
Cad, cas (to fall)
Calor (heat)
Cap, cip, cept (take)
Capit, capt (head)
Carn (flesh)
Caus, caut (burn, heat)
Cause, cuse, cus (cause, motive)
Ced, ceed, cede, cess (move, yield, go surrender)
Centri (center)
Chrom (color)
Chron (time)
Cide, cise (cut down, kill)
Cit (to call, start)
Nox, noc (night)
Numer (number)
Omni (all, every)
Onym (name)
Oper (work)
Ortho (straight, correct)
List 9
Civ (citizen)
Clam, claim (cry out)
Clud, clus, claus (shut)cognosc, gnosi (know)
Cord, cor, cardi (heart)
Corp (body)
Cosm (universe, world)
Crat, cracy (rule, strength)
Crea (create)
Cred (believe)
Cresc, cret, crease, cru (rise, grow)
Crit (separate, choose)
Cur, curs (run)
Cura (care)
Cycl, cyclo (wheel, circular)
Deca (ten)
Dem (people)
Dent, (tooth)
Derm (skin)
Dict (say, speak)
Doc (teach)
List 10
Don (give)
Dorm (sleep)
Dox (opinion, praise)
Drome (run, step)
Duc, Domin(master)
duct (lead)
Dura (hard, lasting)
Dynam (power)
Endo (within)
Equi (equal)
Erg (work)
Fac, fact, fic, fect (do, make)
Fall, fals (deceive)
Fer (bear, carry)
Fid, fide, feder (faith, trust)
Fila, fili (thread)
Fin (end, ended, finished)
Fix (attach)
Flex, flect (bend)
Flu, fluc, fluv (flowing)
Form (form,shape)
Fort, forc (strong)
Fract, frag (break)
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